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![Interior designer Madelyn Orcutt traveled abroad and in New York City as a student at Kent State Interior designer Madelyn Orcutt traveled abroad and in New York City as a student at Kent State](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Madelyn2.jpeg?VersionId=XEp8bPAARdMx6i1gveijLsFSczOkQJzZ)
For Madelyn Orcutt, an interior designer who works for Richardson Design in Cleveland, the Kent State’s personal touch, beautiful campus and proximity to her Canton, Ohio, home influenced her decision to attend the university.
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![Laura Wilson, Holly Csaszar and Peyton Turner brought home the wins to CAE Laura Wilson, Holly Cesaszar and Peyton Turner brought home the wins to CAE](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Laura%20Holly%20Peyton.jpg?VersionId=9hpyNeiI5cXm3pJLU7m40pfNCRI0OBZO)
This is the second year in a row that the Flying Flashes have won the Air Race Classic and the Certified Flight Instructor of the year awards. Last year’s flight instructor competition was also won by one of our female students.
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![Evan Schumann, right, with his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann Evan Schumann, right, with his wife Marisa Sergi-Schumann](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Forbes-Frame_1.jpg?VersionId=MmQchBbDBR_p3RzZ4j6XKseV6duJq81m)
As an entrepreneurship major at Kent State, Schumann learned operations, production and finance in the classroom and gained on-the-job experience working with an entrepreneur in Cleveland. In 2020, Schumann of Chagrin Falls gained the opportunity to put his Kent State…
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![The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Kent%20State%20Flying%20Flashes%20Laura%20Wilson%20%28left%29%20and%20Peyton%20Turner%20%28right%29%20with%20their%202023%20Air%20Race%20Classic%20trophies.jpg?VersionId=.jC2M7Pv5bUnmE3_.4Wm0ATSEQ8LuKuN)
Kent State University will celebrate the Flying Flashes, Peyton Turner and Laura Wilson, who defended the team’s title by winning the 2023 Air Race Classic.
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![Kent State instructor Mike Bowser is the president of Inspire Aviation and chair of the Props and Pistons Festival Mike Bowser is the president of Inspire Aviation and chair of the Props and Pistons Festival.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Mike%20Bowser2.jpg?VersionId=kkj6n4oHS64E5cMka7BdH.ouX562W.Kz)
Love of Aviation Inspires Kent State Students and Alumni to Volunteer for Props and Pistons Festival
The Props and Pistons Festival has been held since 2013 and is planned and funded by Inspire Aviation, a non-profit organization whose goal is promoting aviation and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education. To learn more about the event or to volunteer go…
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![Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda Molly Merryman presenting at a global peace conference in Rwanda](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Molly%20Merriman%20presenting.jpg?VersionId=Yj0z0KkHU50psjHw5z4XGia7wABqT6aV)
A host of Kent State University faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries and as well as the U.S.
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![Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by Kent State University, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gives a welcome address to open Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda, sponsored by Kent State University, the University of Rwanda, and the Aegis Trust.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Mandy%20opens%20conference.jpg?VersionId=DvPQkLNinub9EllwDn1aVWjtTVIkIm29)
Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference dedicated to promoting peace through education, opened Tuesday, July 11, in Kigali, Rwanda, with delegates from throughout the United States and 14 countries participating.
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![Renato “Ren” Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, has been appointed to the Kent State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Renato “Ren” Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, has been appointed to the Kent State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Renato%20Camacho.jpg?VersionId=uJ6bzZG1ATrt5X6JVBUGPQtknphnbHOp)
Renato “Ren” Camacho of North Canton, Ohio, has been appointed to the Kent State University Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Camacho, who currently serves as president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Airport, brings expertise in both economic development and…
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![Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Kent State University's May 4 Visitors Center. Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Kent State University's May 4 Visitors Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Alison%20Caplan%2C%20new%20director%20of%20the%20May%204%20Visitors%20Center.jpg?VersionId=bYb5mDueOirbHbdkkI86Bv3A24_97kuR)
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Kent State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.
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![Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07. Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Stow%20Educators%20who%20are%20heading%20to%20Rwanda.jpg?VersionId=l6RiuyHgAHJQoyqltI9BWAbaU54BND.x)
Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape.